Chapter 372 - 33: Great Emperor’s Treasure, Empress Master (Part 4)
"Red Dust, next stop: Barbaric Swamp!"
Zhou Chen was preparing to search for the Puppet Emperor’s treasure first.
He was very interested in the Three Thousand Divine Puppets Map.
"Yes, master!"
Red Dust maneuvered the Celestial Ship, heading towards the Barbaric Swamp.
"This is quite delightful!"
The figure of Huangfu Yueyao suddenly appeared, a playful smile on her lips, but Zhou Chen sensed a trace of melancholy.
"Beautiful Master, I miss you so much!"
Zhou Chen chuckled, lifted his foot, and attempted to crawl under Huangfu Yueyao’s skirt.
Slap!
A palm struck the back of Zhou Chen’s foot, causing him pain, retracting his foot, his thumb wiggling with a bit of regret at missing the chance to attend his Beautiful Master’s class.
Huangfu Yueyao glared at Zhou Chen:
"Do you believe I’ll slap you to death if you dare kick?"
She was not Bailu or Bai Bing, who allowed Zhou Chen to kick!
What a little mischief!
"Mercy, Beautiful Master!"
Zhou Chen flipped up like a carp leaping, wrapping his arms around the Beautiful Master’s smooth and slender leg, kissing it with his head down.
The jade foot was beautiful.
Years of admiration for the leg.
"You..."
Huangfu Yueyao looked helpless.
Truly, shameless makes invincible.
Suddenly.
Huangfu Yueyao trembled...
She raised her hand, about to slap Zhou Chen to death.
But as she lifted her hand, it froze in mid-air.
She felt the poison flare.
Her entire body was powerless.
Zhou Chen even opened her wound, sucking out the poison energetically.
Truly a...
Good disciple!!
Huangfu Yueyao felt ashamed beyond measure, wishing she could slap this ’dutiful’ disciple to death and then commit suicide.
But the poison made her completely weak.
"Oh my heavens...."
The divine sense of the Yaochi Empress on Zhou Chen trembled, her mind involuntarily imagining Zhou Chen treating her Empress Master the same way he treated his Beautiful Master in the future.
How would she respond then?
Hiss!
Cannot imagine!
Dare not imagine!
Red Dust Celestial Ship raced ahead, continuously crossing through space, heading towards the Barbaric Swamp.
...
Barbaric Swamp.
The sky here was gray and low, with gusts of eerie winds carrying various decaying odors, making it feel chilly.
’No entry, no exit’ was the tag of the Barbaric Swamp.
Buzz!
The void rippled, a silver Flying Ship emerged, hovering above the outskirts of Barbaric Swamp.
"Master, Red Dust Celestial Ship has reached Barbaric Swamp!"
Red Dust’s voice sounded, Zhou Chen raised his head, wiping his mouth:
"Have we arrived? Truly sweet and delicious!"
He was still savoring.
Bang!
Huangfu Yueyao raised her hand, knocking Zhou Chen’s head, but her pale jade hand got wet from Zhou Chen’s freshly washed hair.
"You little rascal, don’t ever do this again!"
"Beautiful Master, you really are insincere!"
Zhou Chen looked disdainful.
Who had just helped him wash his hair?
Who had lifted her hips to let him go further?
Who had just....
"I’ll kill you!"
Huangfu Yueyao understood Zhou Chen’s look, felt extreme shame, raging angrily rushing at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen fought back without giving in.
Using mouth and foot, like beasts fighting, no Divine Techniques, just the most primal scratching and biting.
After a bout of scuffle.
Zhou Chen took out the Treasure Map, which had mysterious patterns on it.
As an Artifact Refiner and Array Master, Zhou Chen instantly recognized these as special Array Patterns used in crafting puppets, specifically Puppet Array Patterns.
However, these were much more advanced than ordinary Puppet Array Patterns.
Zhou Chen could craft ordinary puppets, but didn’t understand these advanced Puppet Array Patterns on the Treasure Map.
"Boost me!"
Zhou Chen directly unleashed his ultimate technique.
There was nothing a boost couldn’t solve.
If there was.
It’s because there weren’t enough points!
Need more money.
No.
Need more points!
Buzz.
With the consumption of ten million Wind and Moon Points, the originally mysterious Puppet Array Patterns began to unveil themselves, allowing Zhou Chen to see their true form.
"I see!"
These Puppet Array Patterns were created by the Puppet Emperor after becoming an emperor, unique, the insight into which allows alteration of the patterns.
Zhou Chen cast the Thunder Light Ruyi Hand, modifying the patterns on the Treasure Map like changing the faces of a magic cube.
As the Puppet Array Patterns rearranged, the Treasure Map revealed its true form, a red heart appeared on the map.
That was the location of the treasure.
It might even be the place where the Puppet Emperor passed away!
"Red Dust, advance to the target!"
Zhou Chen commanded.
"Yes, master!"
The Celestial Ship launched again, plunging into the Barbaric Swamp.
The place indicated by the Treasure Map was at the center of the Barbaric Swamp, Zhou Chen gazing outward from the Celestial Ship, seeing endless waters and lush aquatic plants, with the occasional lone tree standing amidst.
Above the swamp, a thin mist resembling gray gauze drifted, obscuring long-range vision, enhancing the enigmatic ambience.
However, to Zhou Chen’s Celestial Ship, the Barbaric Swamp was nothing.
As smooth sailing.
In a moment.
The Celestial Ship reached the designated location on the Treasure Map, Zhou Chen stood on the deck, feeling the decaying scent in the air, scanning around.
The surroundings were desolate, apart from aquatic plants, there was nothing.
Zhou Chen picked up the Treasure Map, altering the Puppet Array Patterns on it.
Buzz!
A golden light shot out from the treasure, like a sharp arrow piercing the gray mist above the swamp.
Rumble!
The wind and clouds changed, the sky shook, streams of radiance surged accompanied by immense imperial might, the space ahead undulated violently like a tsunami.
Following.
A space passage resembling water waves slowly formed in Zhou Chen’s view, through it, faintly visible were the undulating mountains.
On the other side seemed to be a Secret Realm world.
"Empress Master, I’m going in!"
Zhou Chen called out to the Yaochi Empress, just in case.
"Go ahead."
The Yaochi Empress’s divine sense didn’t object, even if the Puppet Emperor wasn’t dead, after so many years, at most an obsession remained.
Even if a Great Emperor’s obsession held earth-shaking power, she was a living Great Emperor, unafraid.
Even if there’s danger inside, she could protect Zhou Chen.
Besides, Zhou Chen’s Celestial Ship was tremendously powerful.
Though only initially formed, even if a living Great Emperor personally attacked, it could withstand a few blows, let alone a deceased emperor!
"Red Dust, go!"
Zhou Chen thought, the Red Dust Flying Ship plunged straight into the deep, dark space passage.
...
Meanwhile.
In the deep forest filled with miasma on the eastern side of Barbaric Swamp, a figure suddenly lifted their head, their deep eyes seemed to pierce the void, witnessing the Secret Realm passage.
"This fluctuation..... must be the emergence of the Puppet Emperor’s relic!"
"Hahaha, after all these years, I’ve finally found it!"